Civil Aviation Act 1982

21 Annual report.U.K.

(1)It shall be the duty of the CAA to make to the Secretary of State, as soon as possible after the end of each accounting year, a report on the performance of its functions during that year.

(2)The report for any accounting year—

(a)shall set out any direction given to the CAA in pursuance of section 6 F1. . . of this Act during that year except a direction or part of a direction as to which the Secretary of State has notified the CAA that in his opinion it is against the national interest to set it out in the report;

(b)shall incorporate any statements published by the CAA under section 69 below during that year;

(c)F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)shall include such information as the Secretary of State may from time to time specify with respect to the plans and the past and present activities of the CAA and its financial position.

[F3(e) shall contain a statement by the CAA about efficiency in the performance of its functions (an “efficiency statement”);

(f)shall contain the auditors' assessment mentioned in subsection (2B).]

[F4(2A)The Secretary of State may from time to time give directions about matters that must be covered in an efficiency statement, including matters relating to the plans or the past or present activities of the CAA.

(2B)The auditors appointed under section 15(2) in respect of an accounting year must produce an assessment of the efficiency statement for that year.]

(3)The Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament a copy of every report made to him in pursuance of this section.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 21(2)(a) repealed (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 274, Sch. 31 Pt. I(5); S.I. 2001/869, art. 2

F2S. 21(2)(c) repealed (16.2.2004) by The Aviation Safety Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/77), reg. 2(2) (with savings in reg. 2(6))